Tag: the bloodline
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE Smackdown recap, BJ Bethel with the latest on Grant/McMahon case
It’s time for a Saturday Wrestling Observer Live, taking about an edition of WWE SmackDown that would make Jerry Lawler proud. Kevin Owens gave Randy Orton an illegal piledriver that sent “The Viper to the hospital on a stretcher while Sami Zayn longs for the old days…of 2022. Plus, WWE introduced a new championship. Journalist…
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Wrestling Weekly: The Bloodline gets stronger, Drew McIntyre didn’t quit & that Dynamite number
Image: WWE On a Sunday edition of Wrestling Weekly, we cap off a very newsworthy week talking about the arrival of Jacob Fatu on Friday’s WWE SmackDown, the issues between CM Punk and Drew McIntyre reaching a new level, and, yes, that Dynamite rating. Thanks for listening and have a great week~! Click here to…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Jacob Fatu’s WWE debut, Drew McIntyre, more
Wrestling Observer LIve with Jim Valley is back. Jacob Fatu finally debuts in WWE. Bradley Craig on Drew McIntyre and Clash at the Castle. Plus, how you can win an autographed Cody Rhodes weight belt and help some kids have a productive summer. Click Here to Listen (subscription needed)
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Wrestling Observer Live: WWE’s restructured Bloodline & who really killed WCW?
I am back with another Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live on another busy weekend in wrestling. With the new “Who Killed WCW?” show produced by The Rock’s Seven Bucks Productions premiering this past week on Vice, I give my my take on the demise of WCW. I also cover the expiring contracts in WWE…
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Wrestling Observer Live: AEW Dynasty preview
On the doorstep of AEW Dynasty, I am back with an early Sunday edition of Wrestling Observer Live, discussing all the latest news. Tonight’s Dynasty pay-per-view features a stacked card so let’s break down each match and discuss how strong the show appears from top to bottom. Will Swerve Strickland finally win the AEW World…
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Wrestling Weekly: AEW Dynasty picks & who exactly is The Bloodline’s Tribal Chief?
AEW On a new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I give our AEW Dynasty picks and take a look at a bunch of questions now facing The Bloodline in WWE post-WrestleMania 40 like who is the current Tribal Chief? Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! (sub needed)
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Wrestling Weekly: WWE WrestleMania 40 predictions
WWE It’s WWE WrestleMania 40 weekend and that means Les Thatcher and I are making our predictions for both nights of WWE’s biggest shows of the year. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~! (sub needed) WONF4W
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Wrestling Observer Live: Becky Lynch US citizen, WrestleMania, Matt Hardy at RAW, WWE working with other groups
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including Becky Lynch becoming a US citizen and her long history here, WWE and AEW talents attending the other show, NXT, AEW and WrestleMania line-ups, the RAW report, booking the main matches, and tons more. A fun show as…
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Wrestling Observer Live: The Rock goes vintage on WWE SmackDown
I am back with another Sunday episode of Wrestling Observer Live with the biggest news stories from the week in professional wrestling. I start by recapping a newsworthy WWE SmackDown from Friday with thoughts on the improvement of Dominick Mysterio, Drew McIntyre’s backstage segment with LA Knight, and more. The biggest story, however, was the…
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Wrestling Weekly: Cody Rhodes gets the chance to finish the story, doesn’t he?
WWE After Thursday night, Cody Rhodes is officially back in the WrestleMania main event game, but was he ever really out? On this week’s Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I discuss this as well as the excellent confrontation between Rhodes, The Rock, Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins at the WrestleMania press conference, the Young Bucks’…
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JNPO: Pro wrestling year in review – Bloodlines and brochachos
On a new entry in my annual JNPO pro wrestling year in review series, I am joined by Jesse Collings of Wrestlenomics and the Gentlemen’s Wrestling Podcast to talk all about the month of July. We kick off by looking back at WWE Money in the Bank which saw two future title challengers created in…
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Fight Game: Are The Bloodline getting stale?
Photo via WWE John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. To kick off this week’s top five, we discussed if The Bloodline, as an act and the main storyline in WWE, is starting to get stale. Other topics include: NXT’s move to the CW Network next fall The men’s…
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Wrestling Weekly: Great TV moments, Kenny Omega comments, AEW’s updated rules on moves
On a new edition of Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I go over some of the excellence in both AEW and WWE over the past seven days…and a couple of lowlights as well. We also discuss Kenny Omega’s thoughts on criticism of his match with Will Ospreay, the updated rules of combat in AEW, and…
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Fight Game: Why we hate the saying ‘It’s just wrestling’
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand new Fight Game Podcast. We got right into our Top Five of the week where we discussed the following: The AEW Blood & Guts go-home angle How long the Bloodline story can go in WWE and where the true payoff with Roman Reigns is The bromance…
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Wrestling Observer Radio: Bloodline makes history, RAW report, AEW and NXT previews, more
Wrestling Observer Radio with Bryan Alvarez and Dave Meltzer is back with tons to talk about including the death of the Phantom of the Ring, the gigantic Smackdown numbers and how the Bloodline storyline has turned the company around, AEW and NXT previews, Smackdown and Collision notes, RAW report, and more. A fun show as…
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Wrestling Weekly: AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door predictions, The Bloodline implodes
On a brand-new Wrestling Weekly, Les Thatcher and I discuss the end (maybe?) of The Bloodline in WWE, a big debut for AEW Collision and give our predictions and preview for this weekend’s AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door this Sunday. We also talk about Edge, Seth Rollins, and more. Thanks for listening and have a…
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Fight Game: Expectations for AEW x NJPW Forbidden Door
John LaRocca and I are back with a brand-new Fight Game Podcast for subscribers. It has been a crazy busy week so far, so we got right into our top five and discussed the following: CM Punk and AEW Collision A look at The Owen Hart Foundation tournaments The optics of The Elite not being…
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We’re Live, Pal: Tell CM Punk when he’s telling lies
It’s a brand new We’re Live, Pal! with myself and Andrew Zarian. We open up the show talking about CM Punk and last Saturday’s AEW Collision debut. We also wonder if the two shows will split the overall AEW audience based on who is on each show. We then discussed last Friday’s WWE SmackDown angle where…
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Wrestling Observer Live: Collision debut, Smackdown explosion, RAW report and news
Wrestling Observer Live with Bryan Alvarez and Mike Sempervive is back with tons to talk about including a weekend catch-up on AEW Collision and Smackdown, a look at this week’s Dynamite leading to Forbidden Door, the RAW report from Monday and what was massively different this week, and more. A fun show as always so…
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Wrestling Weekly: How much further can Roman Reigns go in the WWE record books?
Now that Roman Reigns has surpassed 1000 days as WWE Universal Champion, how much further can he go? On today’s new edition of Wrestling Weekly, we discuss that as well as the week’s TV offerings from both WWE and AEW. Thanks for listening and have a great weekend~!